Nicosia vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nicosia	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1302	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3166	$1992
🏠 One person rent	$678	$302
🏘️ Family rent	$1282	$795
🍽️ Food expenses	$414	$267
🚐 Transport expenses	$90	$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1519	$653
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	70	40
😀 Quality of life	81	63
🏙️ Population	330K	573K

The cost of living in Nicosia is 85% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 4211th and 6866th ($1302 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Cyprus and Morocco, respectively. Check Cyprus vs Morocco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Nicosia compared to 0.9 months in Rabat. Nicosia ranked 1st best city to live in Cyprus vs Rabat ranked 1st in Morocco, while ranked 494th and 4758th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nicosia vs Rabat

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	Nicosia	Rabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.6	$4.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.7	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.78	$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.19	$3.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.47	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.43	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$601	$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$493	$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1203	$1030
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1007	$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$23.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$36.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.3	$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.6%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2722	$1598
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1984	$934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$51.6	$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.2	$7.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.47	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.64	$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$9.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.01	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.91	$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.26	$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.43	$5.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.57	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.68	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.7	$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$6.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.1	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.1	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83	$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$416	$140
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6962	$5394

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Cities near Nicosia

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Dali	$1243
19 km or 12 mi	Kyrenia	$1136
32 km or 20 mi	Aradippou	$1134
37 km or 23 mi	Larnaca	$1368
54 km or 33 mi	Famagusta	$1252
58 km or 36 mi	Paralimni	$1158
63 km or 39 mi	Limassol	$1968
65 km or 41 mi	Ypsonas	$1702
96 km or 60 mi	Paphos	$1551
164 km or 102 mi	Mut	$611
196 km or 122 mi	Alanya	$745
213 km or 132 mi	Mersin	$759
224 km or 139 mi	Latakia	$386
224 km or 139 mi	Karaman	$490
238 km or 148 mi	Tarsus	$688
240 km or 149 mi	Tripoli	$776
243 km or 151 mi	Beirut	$1255
246 km or 153 mi	Jounieh	$1020
257 km or 160 mi	Samandag	$597
259 km or 161 mi	Sidon	$798
267 km or 166 mi	Eregli	$618
269 km or 167 mi	Adana	$712
271 km or 168 mi	Tyre	$573
276 km or 171 mi	Zahle	$912
276 km or 172 mi	Antakya	$598
286 km or 178 mi	Iskenderun	$578
289 km or 180 mi	Nahariya	$1616
296 km or 184 mi	Acre	$1502
297 km or 185 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1647
298 km or 185 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1709
302 km or 187 mi	Ceyhan	$575
303 km or 188 mi	Haifa	$1645
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1666
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1657
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1666
308 km or 191 mi	Idlib	$489
308 km or 191 mi	Hama	$417
308 km or 191 mi	Antalya	$928
308 km or 192 mi	Karmiel	$1531
309 km or 192 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1647

Cities near Rabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi	Sale	$536
13 km or 8.1 mi	Temara	$619
34 km or 21 mi	Kenitra	$558
63 km or 39 mi	Mohammedia	$652
87 km or 54 mi	Casablanca	$850
120 km or 74 mi	Meknes	$486
127 km or 79 mi	Khouribga	$435
169 km or 105 mi	Fez	$533
177 km or 110 mi	El Jadida	$502
193 km or 120 mi	Beni Mellal	$448
217 km or 135 mi	Tangier	$679
218 km or 135 mi	Tetouan	$517
248 km or 154 mi	Tarifa	$1196
250 km or 155 mi	Ceuta	$1141
265 km or 165 mi	Algeciras	$889
269 km or 167 mi	Los Barrios	$1041
271 km or 169 mi	Gibraltar City	$2278
273 km or 170 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1018
273 km or 170 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1145
283 km or 176 mi	Cadiz	$1359
287 km or 178 mi	Marrakesh	$687
292 km or 181 mi	Rota	$1358
295 km or 184 mi	Safi	$489
304 km or 189 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$892
309 km or 192 mi	Estepona	$1395
317 km or 197 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1144
328 km or 204 mi	Marbella	$2040
337 km or 210 mi	Ronda	$893
344 km or 214 mi	Fuengirola	$1347
346 km or 215 mi	Olhao	$1291
347 km or 216 mi	Faro	$1263
349 km or 217 mi	Mijas	$1353
353 km or 219 mi	Benalmadena	$1415
353 km or 219 mi	Tavira	$1373
359 km or 223 mi	Huelva	$1081
361 km or 224 mi	Almonte	$1165
361 km or 225 mi	Moguer	$1124
363 km or 226 mi	Loule	$1415
364 km or 226 mi	Albufeira	$1950
371 km or 231 mi	Malaga	$1430